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National Geographic Begins Streaming ‘America the Beautiful’ Limited Series on Disney+ on Independence Day
Disney+ July 4 has begun streaming “America the Beautiful,” a six-part documentary from National Geographic that showcases the country’s picturesque landmarks and unique animals. Narrated by Michael B. Jordan, the series highlights select animal creatures overcoming the elements throughout the country, including the mountainous Northwest, the steamy South, the arid West and the endless Midwest. … Continue reading “National Geographic Begins Streaming ‘America the Beautiful’ Limited Series on Disney+ on Independence Day”
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Nielsen: Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Demolished Weekly Streaming Record With 7.2 Billion Minutes Through June 5
The debut of the fourth season of the Netflix original series “Stranger Things” contributed to a flood of streaming interest in the sci-fi adventure show. All 32 episodes of the series generated more than 7.2 billion minutes in combined usage across internet-connected televisions for the week ended June 5, according to new data from Nielsen. … Continue reading “Nielsen: Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Demolished Weekly Streaming Record With 7.2 Billion Minutes Through June 5”
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National Geographic Begins Streaming ‘America the Beautiful’ Limited Series on Disney+ on Independence Day
Disney+ July 4 has begun streaming “America the Beautiful,” a six-part documentary from National Geographic that showcases the country’s picturesque landmarks and unique animals. Narrated by Michael B. Jordan, the series highlights select animal creatures overcoming the elements throughout the country, including the mountainous Northwest, the steamy South, the arid West and the endless Midwest. … Continue reading “National Geographic Begins Streaming ‘America the Beautiful’ Limited Series on Disney+ on Independence Day”
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Nielsen: Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Demolished Weekly Streaming Record With 7.2 Billion Minutes Through June 5
The debut of the fourth season of the Netflix original series “Stranger Things” contributed to a flood of streaming interest in the sci-fi adventure show. All 32 episodes of the series generated more than 7.2 billion minutes in combined usage across internet-connected televisions for the week ended June 5, according to new data from Nielsen. … Continue reading “Nielsen: Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Demolished Weekly Streaming Record With 7.2 Billion Minutes Through June 5”
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Samba TV: ‘Westworld’ Season 4 Premiere Lagged Behind Other Pandemic-Delayed HBO Programs
Due to the pandemic, it’s been two years since there was a new season of HBO/HBO Max’s dystopian series “Westworld.” The June 26 debut of season four generated 915,000 U.S. households during the live plus three-day window, according to data from Samba TV. That was down 46% from the 1.7 million multi-platform viewers for the … Continue reading “Samba TV: ‘Westworld’ Season 4 Premiere Lagged Behind Other Pandemic-Delayed HBO Programs”
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Paramount Global, Viaplay Ink European Content Licensing Deal
Paramount Global Content Distribution and Viaplay (formerly NENT Group) have agreed to a content licensing deal spanning the Nordic and Baltic regions, Poland and the Netherlands. Viaplay subscribers in multiple markets will be able to access CBS television shows and library titles from The CW, Paramount Television Studios and Showtime. Under the deal, titles available … Continue reading “Paramount Global, Viaplay Ink European Content Licensing Deal”
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The Roku Channel, NBCUniversal Partner for Local News
Roku June 28 announced it is partnering with NBCUniversal to bring several NBC local news channels to The Roku Channel. The channels will be available for users to access through The Roku Channel’s Live TV Guide. Through the partnership, NBCUniversal will bring local news channels from its NBC stations in major markets around the United … Continue reading “The Roku Channel, NBCUniversal Partner for Local News”
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JustWatch: ‘The Old Man,’ ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Again Top Streaming Through June 26
The Hulu/FX original limited series “The Old Man” again topped all episodic streamed content through June 26, according to new data from JustWatch, which tracks more than 20 million users’ monthly streaming choices across 54 countries. A24 movie Everything Everywhere All at Once topped all streamed feature films. Based on the bestselling novel of the same … Continue reading “JustWatch: ‘The Old Man,’ ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Again Top Streaming Through June 26”
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Carol Burnett to Guest Star in Sixth and Final Season of ‘Better Call Saul’
Six-time Emmy winner Carol Burnett will appear as a guest star in the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul,” portraying a character named “Marion.” In addition to Burnett, as previously announced, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will appear reprising their “Breaking Bad” roles of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, respectively, as the show … Continue reading “Carol Burnett to Guest Star in Sixth and Final Season of ‘Better Call Saul’”
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‘Stranger Things’ Continues to Top Parrot’s Digital Originals Chart; ‘Umbrella Academy’ Enters Top 10
Netflix’s supernatural thriller “Stranger Things” remained No. 1 on Parrot Analytics’ digital originals U.S. rankings the week ended June 24, as well as Parrot’s list of overall TV shows. The series had a 1.8% rise in demand expressions, the proprietary metric Parrot uses to gauge a show’s popularity, giving it 190.8 times the demand of … Continue reading “‘Stranger Things’ Continues to Top Parrot’s Digital Originals Chart; ‘Umbrella Academy’ Enters Top 10”
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Alliance Entertainment Going Public via $480 Million Business Combination With Adara Acquisition Corp.
Longtime home entertainment distributor Alliance Entertainment June 23 announced a plan to become a publicly traded company through the signing of a $480 million business combination agreement with Adara Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition corporation. Upon closing, the combined entity is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange American under the ticker symbols … Continue reading “Alliance Entertainment Going Public via $480 Million Business Combination With Adara Acquisition Corp.”
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‘Spiderhead,’ ‘The Boys’ Top Weekly Whip Media Streaming Charts
Prime Video’s “The Boys” topped the Whip Media chart of streaming originals, while Netflix’s Spiderhead led the chart of streaming movies among U.S. consumers the week ended June 19. The sci-fi thriller Spiderhead, which started streaming on Netflix June 17, stars Chris Hemsworth as a researcher experimenting on prisoner volunteers aiming to reduce their sentence. It’s based on … Continue reading “‘Spiderhead,’ ‘The Boys’ Top Weekly Whip Media Streaming Charts”
